Mr Munt said he had been inspired to sleep in the igloo to encourage the children on his street to play outdoors and enjoy the snow. More than 300 schools in the county were closed due to the weather yesterday.

He said: "Every single kid in the street has been part of this, they put in so much effort, they worked as a team and they did it all off their own back.

“I think it was great. You don't see kids playing today in the streets not like when I was a kid and there are a good number of kids here, that's the fun of it, everyone's involved.”